반응형 분류 전체보기118 LeMay의 성품을 보여주는 일화 When he requested landing instructions (in bad weather), the flight controller there said, “You can’t land here.” LeMay said he had a green instrument-flying car and intended to land.“If you do,” the controller warned, “you’ll lose your green card.”LeMay, in a fury, finally banked the plane toward Andrews, several miles away, but before leaving the environs of Bolling, he picked up his microphon.. 2025. 12. 5. SAC와 LeMay 1. 예산안 "In a matter of days" means something will happen very soon, within a short and unspecified number of days During the short time he was in research and development, he had done some staff work connected with the meager pittance that enterprise had the temerity to request. (282-83)- pittance: 아주 적은 돈, 쥐꼬리만한 액수, 터무니없이 적은 급여·보상- temerity to request: 감히 ~를 요구하는 뻔뻔함. 여기서 temerity는 무모함, 만용. Som.. 2025. 11. 25. LeMay가 구축하는 SAC 부관으로 Augie Kissner (영국에서부터 LeMay와 함께함) LeMay has admitted that Kalberer had a tough job improving his public image. “He worked hard at whittling me down to size, or whatever metaphor you want to use. At least he taught me to put a little padding on the blunt mallet.” (277)- whittle ~ down to size: to reduce something to a smaller size or scale over time. (그 사람의) 특정하게 지나친 면을 깎아서 작게 만들다, 부드럽게 만들다 .. 2025. 11. 24. 전후 SAC의 상황, LeMay가 넘겨받기 전후를 중심으로 Noel Parrish 장군: Kenny는 공군 총참모장 자리를 넘보고 있는데(MacArther의 부관이었음) 맥아더가 대통령 되면 나는 공군총참! 이런 기대 중이었다. Kenny는 SAC 운영에 관심이 없었고 McMullen이 그걸 운용하도록 했고 Kenny의 소홀함은 McMullen이 부관으로 오면서 더 심해졌다. “Money was short and Congress was in one of its economy moods.”- 이때 economy moods란 절약정신을 발휘하려는 상태. (예산 삭감 기조로 움직이는 것) As more B-29s came out of overhaul or mothballs, it was impossible to get personnel assigned to the.. 2025. 11. 21. 이전 1 2 3 4 ··· 30 다음 반응형
